diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a014d3fe2..2c517ca09 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     <!-- must be aligned with netty version -->
     <!-- see: https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java/blob/master/SECURITY.md#netty -->
     <netty.tcnative.version>2.0.52.Final</netty.tcnative.version>
-    <picocli.version>4.7.1</picocli.version>
+    <picocli.version>4.7.2</picocli.version>
     <protobuf.version>3.21.12</protobuf.version>
     <sl4j.version>1.7.36</sl4j.version>
     <spotless.version>2.21.0</spotless.version>